Intelligent vehicle welcome control methods, devices, and vehicles

By intelligently analyzing vehicle environment and passenger information, the system automatically controls vehicle equipment to perform welcoming operations, solving the problems of low intelligence and high cost caused by reliance on manual welcoming in ride-hailing services, and improving passenger experience and equipment intelligence.

CN116691560BActive Publication Date: 2026-03-13CHINA FAW CO LTD
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CN · China
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Patents(China)
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Filing Date
2023-05-24
Publication Date
2026-03-13

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Technical Problem

The current ride-hailing service relies heavily on manual labor for greeting passengers, resulting in low levels of automation, high labor and time costs, and negatively impacting the passenger experience.

Method used

By collecting vehicle environmental information and passenger information, analyzing and judging the passenger's target seat status and travel needs, the system automatically controls the vehicle equipment to perform welcoming operations, such as playing welcoming messages, opening doors, and activating reading lights.

Benefits of technology

Reduce manual greeting operations, improve the intelligence level of greeting control methods, reduce labor and time costs, and enhance the passenger travel experience and sense of ceremony.

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Abstract

This invention discloses a control method, device, and vehicle for intelligent vehicle greeting. The method includes: collecting environmental information and passenger boarding information, wherein the environmental information is used to determine the usage status of any seat in the vehicle and whether there are obstacles within a preset opening range of any door, and the boarding information is used to determine the passenger's boarding needs; analyzing the environmental information and boarding information to obtain a first parameter and a second parameter, wherein the first parameter characterizes the usage status of the passenger's target seat, and the second parameter characterizes whether the passenger needs to board immediately; and controlling multiple devices in the vehicle to perform greeting operations in response to the first and second parameters meeting preset greeting conditions. This invention solves the technical problem of low intelligence, high labor costs, and high time costs resulting from the reliance on extensive manual greeting operations in related technologies for greeting control methods.
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Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the automotive field, and more specifically, to a control method, device, and vehicle for intelligent vehicle greeting. Background Technology

[0002] As the number of ride-hailing users continues to grow, competition in the industry is also intensifying. To enhance their competitiveness, many ride-hailing platforms are focusing on improving vehicle service capabilities. For example, they may send greeting messages to passengers upon boarding to enhance service and passenger experience, thus satisfying passengers' desire for a more welcoming experience. However, current technology still requires many greeting actions to be performed manually by the driver, resulting in high labor and time costs, low levels of intelligence in greeting control methods, and ultimately a poor passenger experience.

[0003] The aforementioned technologies for welcoming guests rely heavily on manual welcoming operations, resulting in low levels of intelligence and high labor and time costs. Currently, no effective solution has been proposed. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This invention provides a vehicle intelligent welcoming control method, device, and vehicle, to at least solve the technical problems of the welcoming control methods provided by related technologies, which rely on a large number of manual welcoming operations, resulting in low intelligence and high labor and time costs.

[0005] According to one aspect of the present invention, a control method for intelligent vehicle welcome is provided, comprising:

[0006] The system collects environmental information about the vehicle and passenger information about their travel. The environmental information is used to determine the usage status of any seat in the vehicle and whether there are any obstacles within the preset opening range of any door. The travel information is used to determine the passenger's travel needs. The system analyzes the environmental information and travel information to obtain a first parameter and a second parameter. The first parameter is used to characterize the usage status of the passenger's target seat, and the second parameter is used to characterize whether the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately. In response to the first parameter and the second parameter meeting preset welcoming conditions, the system controls multiple devices in the vehicle to perform welcoming operations. The preset welcoming conditions are used to characterize that the target seat is vacant and the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately.

[0007] Optionally, before analyzing environmental information and passenger information to obtain the first and second parameters, the vehicle intelligent welcoming control method further includes: collecting the first dwell time of passengers at each door of the vehicle; comparing the first dwell time of all doors of the vehicle to obtain a comparison result; based on the comparison result, determining the door corresponding to the longest first dwell time as the target door, and determining the seat closest to the target door as the passenger's target seat.

[0008] Optionally, the environmental information includes the position information and pressure information of any seat in the vehicle. The pressure information is used to determine whether any seat is in an vacant state. The environmental information and the passenger information are analyzed to obtain a first parameter and a second parameter, including: matching the target pressure information from the pressure information based on the target position information corresponding to the target seat; determining the position parameter corresponding to the target position information and the pressure parameter corresponding to the target pressure information; and performing logical operations on the position parameter and the pressure parameter to obtain the first parameter.

[0009] Optionally, the environmental information includes obstacle information, which is used to determine whether there are obstacles within the preset door opening range of the target door. The passenger information includes: a first distance between the passenger and the target door, and the passenger's movement speed. The first distance is the distance between the passenger and the target door when boarding the vehicle. The environmental information and passenger information are analyzed to obtain a first parameter and a second parameter, including: calculating the first distance and movement speed to obtain the movement time required for the passenger to reach the target door; and performing logical operations on the first distance, movement time, and obstacle information based on a first distance threshold and a first time threshold to obtain the second parameter.

[0010] Optionally, the multiple devices include at least: in-vehicle voice control, welcome lights, reading lights for each seat, and a target door. The welcoming operation includes at least: controlling the in-vehicle voice control to play a welcoming message and the target location information corresponding to the target seat, opening the target door, turning on the welcome lights, and turning on the reading lights for the target seat.

[0011] Optionally, the passenger information includes the volume and quantity of luggage carried by the passenger, a second distance between the passenger and the vehicle trunk, and a second dwell time of the passenger in the vehicle trunk. The intelligent vehicle welcome control method further includes: performing logical operations on the volume, quantity, second distance, and second dwell time based on preset volume thresholds, preset quantity thresholds, second distance thresholds, and second dwell time thresholds to obtain a third parameter, wherein the third parameter is used to characterize the passenger's need for the vehicle trunk; opening the vehicle trunk in response to the parameter value of the third parameter being a first value, wherein the first value is used to characterize the passenger's need to store luggage in the vehicle trunk; and keeping the vehicle trunk closed in response to the parameter value of the third parameter being a second value, wherein the second value is used to characterize the passenger's need to store luggage in the vehicle trunk.

[0012] Optionally, the intelligent vehicle welcome control method further includes: acquiring the real-time location of the vehicle; in response to the real-time location of the vehicle corresponding to the passenger's destination location, collecting the current seat belt information corresponding to the target seat and the current obstacle information corresponding to the target door; in response to the current seat belt information and the current obstacle information meeting the disembarkation conditions, controlling multiple devices of the vehicle to perform passenger drop-off operations, wherein the multiple devices include at least: in-vehicle voice, welcome lights, reading lights for each seat, and the target door, and the passenger drop-off operations include at least: controlling the in-vehicle voice to play farewell messages, opening the target door, turning off the welcome lights, and turning off the reading lights for the target seat.

[0013] Optionally, the vehicle intelligent welcome control method further includes: when the target door is in the open state, collecting the third distance between the passenger and the target door, wherein the third distance is the distance between the passenger and the target door during the disembarkation process; and closing the target door in response to the third distance satisfying the door closing condition.

[0014] According to another aspect of the present invention, a vehicle intelligent welcome control device is also provided, comprising:

[0015] The data acquisition module collects environmental information of the vehicle and passenger information. The environmental information is used to determine the usage status of any seat in the vehicle and whether there are obstacles within a preset opening range of any door. The passenger information is used to determine the passenger's travel needs. The analysis module analyzes the environmental information and passenger information to obtain a first parameter and a second parameter. The first parameter represents the usage status of the passenger's target seat, and the second parameter represents whether the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately. The control module controls multiple devices in the vehicle to perform a welcoming operation in response to the first parameter and the second parameter meeting preset welcoming conditions. The preset welcoming conditions represent that the target seat is vacant and the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately.

[0016] Optionally, before analyzing environmental information and passenger information to obtain the first parameter and the second parameter, the vehicle intelligent welcoming control method further includes: a determination module, used to collect the first dwell time of passengers at each door of the vehicle; compare the first dwell time of all doors of the vehicle to obtain a comparison result; based on the comparison result, determine the door corresponding to the longest first dwell time as the target door, and determine the seat closest to the target door as the passenger's target seat.

[0017] Optionally, the above analysis module is further used for: environmental information including the position information and pressure information of any seat in the vehicle, the pressure information being used to determine whether any seat is in an vacant state; analyzing the environmental information and passenger information to obtain a first parameter and a second parameter, including: matching target pressure information from the pressure information based on the target position information corresponding to the target seat; determining the position parameter corresponding to the target position information and the pressure parameter corresponding to the target pressure information; and performing logical operations on the position parameter and the pressure parameter to obtain the first parameter.

[0018] Optionally, the above analysis module is further configured to: provide environmental information including obstacle information, which is used to determine whether there are obstacles within the preset door opening range of the target door; and provide passenger information including: a first distance between the passenger and the target door, and the passenger's movement speed, where the first distance is the distance between the passenger and the target door when boarding; analyze the environmental information and passenger information to obtain a first parameter and a second parameter, including: calculating the first distance and movement speed to obtain the movement time required for the passenger to reach the target door; and performing logical operations on the first distance, movement time, and obstacle information based on a first distance threshold and a first time threshold to obtain the second parameter.

[0019] Optionally, the control module is also used for: multiple devices including at least: in-vehicle voice, welcome lights, reading lights for each seat, and target door, and the welcome operation includes at least: controlling the in-vehicle voice to play welcome messages and target location information corresponding to the target seat, opening the target door, turning on the welcome lights, and turning on the reading lights of the target seat.

[0020] Optionally, the passenger information includes the volume and quantity of luggage carried by the passenger, a second distance between the passenger and the vehicle trunk, and a second dwell time of the passenger in the vehicle trunk. The intelligent vehicle welcome control method further includes: a first detection module, used to perform logical operations on volume, quantity, second distance, and second dwell time based on preset volume thresholds, preset quantity thresholds, second distance thresholds, and second dwell time thresholds to obtain a third parameter, wherein the third parameter is used to characterize the passenger's need for the vehicle trunk; in response to the parameter value of the third parameter being a first value, opening the vehicle trunk, wherein the first value is used to characterize the passenger's need to store luggage in the vehicle trunk; in response to the parameter value of the third parameter being a second value, keeping the vehicle trunk in a closed state, wherein the second value is used to characterize the passenger's need to store luggage in the vehicle trunk.

[0021] Optionally, the intelligent vehicle welcome control method further includes: a second detection module for acquiring the real-time location of the vehicle; in response to the real-time location of the vehicle corresponding to the passenger's destination location, collecting the current seat belt information corresponding to the target seat and the current obstacle information corresponding to the target door; in response to the current seat belt information and the current obstacle information meeting the disembarkation conditions, controlling multiple devices of the vehicle to perform passenger drop-off operations, wherein the multiple devices include at least: in-vehicle voice, welcome lights, reading lights for each seat, and the target door, and the passenger drop-off operations include at least: controlling the in-vehicle voice to play farewell messages, opening the target door, turning off the welcome lights, and turning off the reading lights for the target seats.

[0022] Optionally, the vehicle intelligent welcome control method further includes: a third detection module, used to collect the third distance between the passenger and the target door when the target door is in the open state, wherein the third distance is the distance between the passenger and the target door during the disembarkation process; and to close the target door in response to the third distance meeting the door closing condition.

[0023] According to another aspect of the present invention, a vehicle is also provided, including an on-board memory and an on-board processor, wherein the on-board memory stores a computer program, and the on-board processor is configured to run the computer program to execute the vehicle intelligent welcome control method described above.

[0024] In this embodiment of the invention, firstly, environmental information of the vehicle and passenger information are collected. The environmental information is used to determine the usage status of any seat in the vehicle and whether there are obstacles within a preset opening range of any door. The passenger information is used to determine the passenger's travel needs. Then, the environmental information and passenger information are analyzed to obtain a first parameter and a second parameter. The first parameter is used to characterize the usage status of the passenger's target seat, and the second parameter is used to characterize whether the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately. Finally, in response to the first parameter and the second parameter satisfying preset welcoming conditions, multiple devices of the vehicle are controlled to perform welcoming operations. The preset welcoming conditions are used to characterize that the target seat is in an vacant state and the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately.

[0025] It is easy to understand that the above-mentioned method provided by the present invention determines the usage status of the target seat and the passenger's travel needs by intelligently analyzing the vehicle's environmental information and the passenger's travel information. When the usage status of the target seat and the passenger's travel needs meet the preset welcoming conditions, the method automatically controls multiple devices in the vehicle to perform welcoming operations, thereby reducing manual welcoming operations. This achieves the technical effect of improving the intelligence level of the vehicle welcoming control method and reducing labor and time costs, and solves the technical problem that the welcoming control method provided by related technologies relies on a large number of manual welcoming operations, resulting in low intelligence level and high labor and time costs. Attached Figure Description

[0026] The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and form part of this invention, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention and are used to explain the invention, but do not constitute an undue limitation of the invention. In the drawings:

[0027] Figure 1 This is a hardware structure block diagram of a vehicle terminal for an optional control method for intelligent vehicle greeting according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 2 This is a flowchart of a vehicle intelligent welcome control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of an optional intelligent vehicle welcome control system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of an optional intelligent vehicle welcome control process according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of another optional intelligent vehicle welcome control process according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 6 This is a structural block diagram of an optional intelligent vehicle welcome control device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 7 This is a structural block diagram of another optional intelligent vehicle welcome control device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 8 This is a structural block diagram of another optional intelligent vehicle welcome control device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 9 This is a structural block diagram of another optional intelligent vehicle welcome control device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 10 This is a structural block diagram of another optional intelligent vehicle welcome control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0037] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present invention, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0038] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," etc., in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this invention are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate so that the embodiments of the invention described herein can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion; for example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products, or apparatus.

[0039] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method embodiment of a vehicle intelligent welcome control method is provided. It should be noted that the steps shown in the flowchart in the accompanying drawings can be executed in a computer system such as a set of computer-executable instructions. Furthermore, although a logical order is shown in the flowchart, in some cases, the steps shown or described may be executed in a different order than that shown here.

[0040] Figure 1 This is a hardware structure block diagram of a vehicle terminal for an optional vehicle intelligent welcome control method according to an embodiment of the present invention, such as... Figure 1 As shown, the vehicle terminal 10 (or a mobile device 10 that communicates with the vehicle) may include one or more processors 102 (processors 102 may include, but are not limited to, processing devices such as microprocessors (MCUs) or field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs),) a memory 104 for storing data, and a transmission device 106 for communication functions. In addition, it may also include: a display device 110, an input / output device 108 (i.e., I / O devices), a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port (which may be included as one of the ports of a computer bus, not shown in the figure), a network interface (not shown in the figure), a power supply (not shown in the figure), and / or a camera (not shown in the figure). Those skilled in the art will understand that... Figure 1 The structure shown is for illustrative purposes only and does not limit the structure of the vehicle terminal 1 described above. For example, the vehicle terminal 10 may also include components that are more... Figure 1 The more or fewer components shown, or having the same Figure 1 The different configurations shown.

[0041] It should be noted that the aforementioned one or more processors 102 and / or other data processing circuits may be embodied, in whole or in part, as software, hardware, firmware, or any other combination thereof. Furthermore, the data processing circuitry may be a single, independent processing module, or may be integrated, in whole or in part, into any other element within the vehicle terminal 10 (or mobile device).

[0042] The memory 104 can be used to store software programs and modules of application software, such as the program instructions / data storage device corresponding to the vehicle intelligent welcome control method in this embodiment of the invention. The processor 102 executes various functional applications and data processing by running the software programs and modules stored in the memory 104, thereby realizing the aforementioned vehicle intelligent welcome control method. The memory 104 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic storage devices, flash memory, or other non-volatile solid-state memory. In some instances, the memory 104 may further include memory remotely located relative to the processor 102, and these remote memories can be connected to the vehicle terminal 10 via a network. Examples of such networks include, but are not limited to, the Internet, corporate intranets, local area networks, mobile communication networks, and combinations thereof.

[0043] The transmission device 106 is used to receive or send data via a network. Specific examples of the network described above may include a wireless network provided by the communication provider of the vehicle terminal 10. In one example, the transmission device 106 includes a Network Interface Controller (NIC), which can connect to other network devices via a base station to communicate with the Internet. In another example, the transmission device 106 may be a Radio Frequency (RF) module, used for wireless communication with the Internet.

[0044] Under the above operating environment, the embodiments of the present invention provide as follows: Figure 2 The control method for intelligent vehicle welcome shown is as follows: Figure 2 This is a flowchart of a vehicle intelligent welcome control method according to an embodiment of the present invention, such as... Figure 2 As shown above, Figure 2 The embodiments shown may include at least the following implementation steps, namely, the technical solutions implemented by steps S21 to S23.

[0045] Step S21: Collect vehicle environmental information and passenger riding information. The environmental information is used to determine the usage status of any seat in the vehicle and whether there are obstacles within the preset opening range of any door. The riding information is used to determine the passenger's riding needs.

[0046] In one optional solution provided by step S21 above, the vehicle can be a ride-hailing vehicle (or taxi) used to provide travel services to passengers so that they can travel from their origin to their destination. The type of vehicle may include, but is not limited to, express cars, premium cars, and carpooling (or ridesharing). The environmental information may include, but is not limited to, whether each seat is occupied or vacant, whether there are obstacles around each door, and whether each piece of equipment in the vehicle is in normal operating condition (or malfunctioning). The passenger information may include, but is not limited to, the passenger's real-time location, the passenger's real-time speed, the volume of the passenger's luggage, the quantity of the passenger's luggage, and the real-time distance between the passenger and any door. The preset opening range may be a distance threshold (e.g., 2 meters) pre-set by technicians, which ensures the safety of the door's use. The passenger's travel needs may include, but are not limited to, the target door for the passenger to board, whether the trunk needs to be opened to place luggage, and whether the target door needs to be opened immediately.

[0047] In the optional solution provided by the present invention, the environmental information of the vehicle and the passenger's riding information can be collected by: collecting the position information of each seat through a position sensor set at each seat, collecting the pressure information of each seat through a pressure sensor set at each seat, collecting obstacle information within a preset opening range of each door through a lidar, and collecting the real-time position, movement speed, movement direction, volume and quantity of luggage carried by the passenger through a camera.

[0048] Step S22: Analyze the environmental information and the passenger information to obtain the first parameter and the second parameter. The first parameter is used to characterize the usage status of the passenger's target seat, and the second parameter is used to characterize whether the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately.

[0049] In one optional solution provided by step S22 above, the target seat can be the seat with the smallest distance from the passenger's target door. This target door can be determined by analyzing the passenger's movement information (such as direction of movement and dwell time at each door) to identify the passenger's desired boarding door. The first parameter can be obtained by logically processing the position and pressure information of the target seat. It should be noted that the position information refers to the location of the target seat within the vehicle (e.g., directly behind the front passenger seat or driver's seat), and the pressure information is used to determine whether the target seat is vacant (unoccupied). As an optional implementation, the weight borne by the target seat can be collected by a pressure sensor. When the weight is less than 2 kg, the target seat is considered vacant; when the weight exceeds 2 kg, the target seat is considered occupied. As another optional implementation, the first parameter can also be determined by video information collected by an in-vehicle camera. For example, when the video shows a passenger or an object placed at the target seat, it can be determined that the target seat is occupied; when the video shows no object on the surface of the target seat, it can be determined that the target seat is vacant.

[0050] In one optional solution provided by step S22 above, the second parameter can be a parameter obtained by comparing and judging the passenger's motion information (such as real-time location, movement speed, and distance to the target door) and obstacle information of the target door cycle, and performing logical operations. As an optional implementation, when no obstacles are detected within the preset opening range of the target door, the time required for the passenger to reach the target door is calculated based on the distance between the passenger and the target door and the movement speed. If this time is less than a certain set value (such as 10 seconds), it can be determined that the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately. As another optional implementation, when no obstacles are detected within the preset opening range of the target door, the passenger's waiting time at the target door is detected. If this waiting time is greater than a certain set value (such as 10 seconds), it can be determined that the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately.

[0051] Step S23: In response to the first parameter and the second parameter satisfying the preset welcoming conditions, control multiple devices of the vehicle to perform a welcoming operation, wherein the preset welcoming conditions are used to indicate that the target seat is vacant and the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately.

[0052] In one optional solution provided by step S23 above, the preset welcoming condition can be that the parameter values ​​of the first parameter and the second parameter are respectively preset values. Specifically, for example, the parameter value of the first parameter can be 0 or 1. When the parameter value of the first parameter is 0, it can indicate that the target seat is occupied. When the parameter value of the first parameter is 1, it can indicate that the target seat is vacant. The parameter value of the second parameter can be 0 or 1. When the parameter value of the second parameter is 1, it can indicate that the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately. When the parameter value of the second parameter is 0, it can indicate that the passenger does not currently need to board the vehicle. Therefore, the preset welcoming condition can be that the parameter value of the first parameter is 1 and the parameter value of the second parameter is 1.

[0053] In one optional solution provided by step S23 above, the aforementioned multiple devices may include, but are not limited to: in-vehicle audio, welcome lights, reading lights at each seat, and target door. Accordingly, the aforementioned welcoming operation may include, but is not limited to: playing a welcome message in the in-vehicle audio, turning on the welcome lights, turning on the reading lights at the target seat, and opening the target door.

[0054] In this embodiment of the invention, firstly, environmental information of the vehicle and passenger information are collected. The environmental information is used to determine the usage status of any seat in the vehicle and whether there are obstacles within a preset opening range of any door. The passenger information is used to determine the passenger's travel needs. Then, the environmental information and passenger information are analyzed to obtain a first parameter and a second parameter. The first parameter is used to characterize the usage status of the passenger's target seat, and the second parameter is used to characterize whether the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately. Finally, in response to the first parameter and the second parameter satisfying preset welcoming conditions, multiple devices of the vehicle are controlled to perform welcoming operations. The preset welcoming conditions are used to characterize that the target seat is in an vacant state and the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately.

[0055] It is easy to understand that the above-mentioned method provided by the present invention determines the usage status of the target seat and the passenger's travel needs by intelligently analyzing the vehicle's environmental information and the passenger's travel information. When the usage status of the target seat and the passenger's travel needs meet the preset welcoming conditions, the method automatically controls multiple devices in the vehicle to perform welcoming operations, thereby reducing manual welcoming operations. This achieves the technical effect of improving the intelligence level of the vehicle welcoming control method and reducing labor and time costs, and solves the technical problem that the welcoming control method provided by related technologies relies on a large number of manual welcoming operations, resulting in low intelligence level and high labor and time costs.

[0056] The methods described in the embodiments of the present invention will be further described below.

[0057] In one optional embodiment, before analyzing environmental information and passenger information to obtain the first parameter and the second parameter, the vehicle intelligent welcome control method further includes:

[0058] Step S241: Collect the first dwell time of passengers at each door of the vehicle;

[0059] Step S242: Compare the first dwell time of all doors of the vehicle to obtain the comparison result;

[0060] Step S243: Based on the comparison results, the door corresponding to the longest first dwell time is determined as the target door, and the seat closest to the target door is determined as the passenger's target seat.

[0061] In one optional solution provided by steps S204 to S205 above, the first parking time can be determined by video collected by a camera installed outside the vehicle. It can be used to characterize the passenger's boarding demand at each door. For example, if the passenger's target vehicle is a four-door, four-seat vehicle, the passenger's dwell time at the front passenger door is 3 seconds and the dwell time at the right rear door is 10 seconds. Thus, it can be determined that the passenger expects to board from the right rear door. At the same time, it can be determined that the passenger's target seat is the right rear seat.

[0062] The following combination Figure 3 , Figure 4 The above methods will be further explained.

[0063] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of an optional intelligent vehicle welcome control system according to an embodiment of the present invention, such as... Figure 3 As shown, the intelligent vehicle welcome control system 300 includes: an authentication unit 301 for authenticating passenger identity; and a storage unit 302 for storing passenger's full-process ride information (such as order information and identity verification information), parameter calibration values ​​required by other units of the intelligent vehicle welcome control system 300 (such as the distance threshold between passenger and door, the distance threshold between passenger and trunk, and the time threshold corresponding to the time passenger stays at the door), and collected (or generated) information (such as pressure information at each seat and obstacle information around each door).

[0064] Still as Figure 3As shown, the intelligent vehicle welcome control system 300 also includes: a seat occupancy detection unit 303, used to detect whether each seat in the vehicle is occupied; a camera unit 304, used to acquire video information before and after passengers get on (or get off) the vehicle through in-vehicle or external cameras; an obstacle detection unit 305, used to detect whether there are obstacles around each door of the vehicle, thereby determining whether the door can be opened normally; a passenger motion analysis unit 306, used to analyze the passenger's travel needs (such as the target door, whether the trunk needs to be opened) through the video information containing passengers collected by the camera unit 304; a welcome unit 307, used to control multiple devices in the vehicle to perform welcome operations based on the information collected or generated by the authentication unit 301, the seat occupancy detection unit 303, the camera unit 304, and the passenger motion analysis unit 306; and a navigation unit 308, used to provide navigation services and play navigation information.

[0065] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of an optional intelligent vehicle welcome control process according to an embodiment of the present invention, such as... Figure 4 As shown, before boarding, passengers can enter and submit contact information, departure point, destination, and other information on the user terminal. The user terminal can then generate order information based on the submitted information and send this order information to one or more vehicles. When the authentication unit of a vehicle (denoted as the target vehicle)... Figure 3 After receiving the passenger's order information, the authentication unit 301 can generate a temporary digital key based on the order information and send it to the passenger's user terminal. Furthermore, when the target vehicle arrives at the departure point, it can verify the temporary digital keys entered by one or more passengers, and identify the passenger whose temporary digital key matches the target passenger. Furthermore, it can collect the environmental information of the target vehicle and the passenger's travel information. Figure 3 The passenger motion analysis unit 306 shown parses the passenger information to obtain the dwell time of the target passenger at each door. By comparing and analyzing multiple dwell times, the target door and target seat of the target passenger can be determined.

[0066] In the solution provided by the present invention, as another optional implementation, the passenger selects the target door and target seat on the interactive interface provided by the user terminal, so that the vehicle can quickly determine the passenger's target door and target seat based on the communication data sent by the user terminal.

[0067] In the above optional embodiments, the technical effects that can be achieved are: by intelligently analyzing the time passengers spend at each door or parsing the communication data from the passenger's user terminal, the passenger's target seat and target door can be quickly determined, realizing the automated determination of the passenger's target seat and target door, thereby reducing the driver's manpower and time consumption and improving the intelligence level of the process of determining the passenger's target seat and target door.

[0068] In an optional embodiment, in step S22, the environmental information includes the position information and pressure information of any seat in the vehicle. The pressure information is used to determine whether any seat is vacant. The environmental information and passenger information are analyzed to obtain a first parameter and a second parameter, including:

[0069] Step S2211: Based on the target position information corresponding to the target seat, the target pressure information is obtained by matching the pressure information;

[0070] Step S2212: Determine the position parameters corresponding to the target position information and the pressure parameters corresponding to the target pressure information;

[0071] Step S2213: Perform logical operations on the position parameters and pressure parameters to obtain the first parameter.

[0072] In the solution provided by the present invention, as an optional implementation method, assuming that the vehicle is a four-door, four-seat vehicle, the target seats can be the front passenger seat, the left rear seat, and the right rear seat. Based on the target seats, the corresponding position parameter D can be determined as shown in the following formula (1):

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[0074] Furthermore, based on the target seat, the corresponding pressure parameter P can be determined as shown in the following formula (2):

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[0076] Furthermore, by performing logical operations on the above position parameter D and the above pressure parameter P, the first parameter A can be obtained as shown in the following formula (3):

[0077]

[0078] In the above optional implementation, it should also be noted that when the value of the first parameter A is 2, it can be determined that the passenger's target seat has been identified and the target seat is in an vacant state, indicating that the passenger can board the vehicle from the target door corresponding to the target seat; when the value of the first parameter A is 1, it can be determined that the passenger's target seat has been identified and the target seat is in an occupied state, indicating that the passenger cannot board the vehicle from the target door corresponding to the target seat; when the value of the first parameter A is 0, it indicates that the passenger's target seat has not been identified.

[0079] Still as Figure 3 , Figure 4 As shown, the seat occupancy detection unit 303 of the target vehicle matches the parameter values ​​of the position parameter and pressure parameter corresponding to the target seat from the collected environmental information of the target vehicle. Then, it performs logical operations on these parameter values ​​to obtain the parameter value of the first parameter. Further, when the parameter value of the first parameter indicates that the target seat is vacant, the subsequent intelligent vehicle welcome control process is executed. When the parameter value of the first parameter indicates that the target seat is occupied, based on the collected environmental information of the target vehicle, one or more seats currently in a vacant state (i.e., available seats) are determined. Then, based on the position information corresponding to these one or more seats, a prompt message is generated and displayed to the target passenger. Specifically, for example, based on the collected environmental information of the target vehicle, if the currently vacant seat is determined to be the left rear seat, the in-vehicle voice system is controlled to play "Hello passenger! The left rear seat is currently vacant. Please be aware of surrounding vehicles and pedestrians and take your personal belongings with you when boarding the vehicle." It should also be noted that after indicating the available seats of the target vehicle to the target passenger, the target seat selected by the target passenger is re-determined based on the collected real-time riding information of the target passenger.

[0080] In the above optional embodiments, the technical effects that can be achieved are: based on the passenger's target seat and the vehicle's environmental information, the parameter value of the first parameter is obtained through intelligent analysis and calculation, realizing the automated judgment of the availability status of the target seat and providing prompt information to the passenger, thereby reducing the driver's labor and time, improving the interaction between the passenger and the vehicle, enhancing the passenger's riding experience, and improving the intelligence level of the process of determining the availability status of the passenger's target seat.

[0081] In an optional embodiment, in step S22, the environmental information includes obstacle information, which is used to determine whether there are obstacles within the preset door opening range of the target door. The passenger information includes: a first distance between the passenger and the target door, and the passenger's movement speed. The first distance is the distance between the passenger and the target door when boarding the vehicle. The environmental information and passenger information are analyzed to obtain a first parameter and a second parameter, including:

[0082] Step S2221: Calculate the first distance and the speed of movement to obtain the time required for the passenger to reach the target door;

[0083] Step S2222: Based on the first distance threshold and the first time threshold, perform logical operations on the first distance, movement time, and obstacle information to obtain the second parameter.

[0084] In the solution provided by the present invention, as an optional implementation, the first distance between the passenger and the target door is denoted as S1, and the passenger's movement speed is denoted as V1. The movement time T1 required for the passenger to reach the target door is calculated by the first distance S1 and the movement speed V1 as shown in the following formula (4):

[0085]

[0086] In the above optional implementation, it should also be noted that the obstacle parameter corresponding to the obstacle information is denoted as B, and the obstacle parameter B of each door can be as shown in the following formula (5):

[0087]

[0088] In the above optional implementation, the first distance threshold is further denoted as S. 1C The first time threshold is denoted as T. 1C Based on the first distance threshold S 1C and the first time threshold T 1C Logical operations are performed on the first distance S1, the movement time T1, and the obstacle parameter B to obtain the second parameter E as shown in the following formula (6):

[0089]

[0090] Still as Figure 3 , Figure 4 As shown, the obstacle detection unit 305 of the target vehicle can collect obstacle information within a preset opening range of each door, determine obstacle parameters based on the obstacle information, and transmit the obstacle parameters to the passenger motion analysis unit 306. The passenger motion analysis unit 306 first analyzes the video information collected by the camera unit 304 to obtain the first distance between the target passenger and the target door, the target passenger's movement speed, and then determines the value of the second parameter based on the first distance, movement speed, and obstacle parameters. It should also be noted that when the value of the second parameter is 1, it indicates that the target passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately through the target door.

[0091] In the above optional embodiments, the technical effects that can be achieved are: based on the passenger's movement information and the obstacle information around the door, the parameter value of the second parameter is obtained through intelligent analysis and calculation, thereby realizing the automatic judgment of the passenger's boarding time, which reduces the driver's labor and time, improves the intelligence level of the process of judging whether the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately, and helps to automatically execute the welcoming operation according to the parameter value of the second parameter.

[0092] In an optional embodiment, in step S23, the multiple devices include at least: in-vehicle voice system, welcome lights, reading lights for each seat, and a target door. The welcoming operation includes at least: controlling the in-vehicle voice system to play a welcoming message and target location information corresponding to the target seat, opening the target door, turning on the welcome lights, and turning on the reading lights for the target seat.

[0093] In one optional solution provided by step S23 above, the greeting can be a personalized message generated based on the passenger's order information. Specifically, for example, if passenger X's target door is the front passenger door, the corresponding greeting could be "Hello passenger X! Please take your personal belongings and board the vehicle through the front passenger door"; or, for example, if passenger Y's target door is the rear right door, the corresponding greeting could be "Hello passenger Y! Please take your personal belongings and board the vehicle through the rear right door".

[0094] Still as Figure 4 As shown, when a target passenger needs to board immediately, the first welcoming operation includes: opening the target vehicle door, controlling the in-vehicle voice system to play a personalized welcoming message, turning on the welcome lights, and turning on the reading lights of the target seat. It should also be noted that when the target passenger boards at night, the vehicle can also project information within a certain distance for a welcoming effect. Further, after the target passenger boards, the system determines whether the passenger is seated securely based on the seatbelt information. Once the passenger is seated, the second welcoming operation includes: closing the target vehicle door, turning off the welcome lights, and controlling the in-vehicle voice system to stop playing the welcoming message. Then, based on the navigation information provided by the in-vehicle navigation system, the target passenger is transported to their destination.

[0095] In the above optional embodiments, the technical effects that can be achieved are: when the first parameter and the second parameter meet the preset welcoming conditions, multiple devices of the vehicle are automatically controlled to perform the corresponding welcoming operations, thereby reducing the driver's labor and time costs, enhancing the interaction between passengers and the vehicle, enhancing the passenger's sense of ceremony and riding experience, and improving the intelligence level of the vehicle's intelligent welcoming control method.

[0096] In one optional embodiment, the passenger information includes the volume and quantity of luggage carried by the passenger, a second distance between the passenger and the vehicle trunk, and a second dwell time of the passenger at the vehicle trunk. The vehicle intelligent welcome control method further includes:

[0097] Step S251: Based on the preset volume threshold, preset quantity threshold, second distance threshold, and second time threshold, perform logical operations on the volume, quantity, second distance, and second dwell time to obtain a third parameter, wherein the third parameter is used to characterize the passenger's demand for the vehicle's trunk.

[0098] Step S252: In response to the parameter value of the third parameter being the first value, the vehicle trunk is opened, wherein the first value is used to indicate that the passenger needs to store luggage in the vehicle trunk.

[0099] In step S253, in response to the parameter value of the third parameter being the second value, the vehicle trunk is kept closed, wherein the second value is used to indicate that the passenger does not need to store luggage in the vehicle trunk.

[0100] In the solution provided by this invention, as an optional implementation, the volume of the passenger's luggage is denoted as V, the number of passengers' luggage is denoted as L, the second distance between the passenger and the vehicle trunk is denoted as S2, the time the passenger spends in the vehicle trunk is denoted as T2, and the preset volume threshold is denoted as V. C The preset quantity threshold is denoted as L. C The second distance threshold is denoted as S. 2C The second time threshold is denoted as T. 2C Based on the preset volume threshold, preset quantity threshold, second distance threshold, and second time threshold, logical operations are performed on the volume, quantity, second distance, and second dwell time to obtain the third parameter F, which can be shown in the following formula (7):

[0101]

[0102] Still as Figure 3 , Figure 4 As shown, when it is detected that the target passenger does not need to board the vehicle immediately, the passenger motion analysis unit 306 analyzes the motion information of the target passenger to determine whether the target passenger needs to store luggage in the vehicle trunk. When the target passenger needs to store luggage in the vehicle trunk, the first welcoming operation also includes: automatically opening the vehicle trunk.

[0103] In the above optional embodiments, the technical effects that can be achieved are: intelligent analysis of passenger travel information to determine the passenger's needs for the vehicle trunk; when the passenger needs to place luggage in the vehicle trunk, the vehicle trunk is automatically opened and automatically closed after the passenger has placed the luggage, thereby reducing the driver's labor and time costs, improving the passenger's interaction with the vehicle, enhancing the passenger's sense of ritual and travel experience, and improving the intelligence level of the process of determining whether the passenger needs to place luggage in the vehicle trunk.

[0104] In one optional embodiment, the vehicle intelligent welcome control method further includes:

[0105] Step S261: Obtain the real-time location of the vehicle;

[0106] Step S262: In response to the real-time location of the vehicle being consistent with the destination location of the passenger, collect the current seat belt information corresponding to the target seat and the current obstacle information corresponding to the target door;

[0107] Step S263: In response to the current seat belt information and current obstacle information meeting the disembarkation conditions, control multiple devices of the vehicle to perform passenger drop-off operations. The multiple devices include at least: in-vehicle voice system, welcome lights, reading lights for each seat, and target door. The passenger drop-off operation includes at least: controlling the in-vehicle voice system to play farewell messages, opening the target door, turning off the welcome lights, and turning off the reading lights for the target seats.

[0108] The following combination Figure 3 , Figure 5 The above methods will be further explained.

[0109] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of another optional vehicle intelligent welcome control process according to an embodiment of the present invention, such as... Figure 3 , 5 As shown, during vehicle operation, the navigation unit 308 determines whether the vehicle has reached the passenger's destination based on the vehicle's real-time location. Upon detecting arrival at the destination, it determines whether the passenger has unbuckled their seatbelt based on the seatbelt information corresponding to the target seat. Simultaneously, it detects whether there are obstacles within the preset opening range of the target door. If the passenger has unbuckled their seatbelt and there are no obstacles within the preset opening range of the target door, it is determined that the passenger needs to disembark immediately. At this point, multiple devices are controlled to perform the first passenger farewell operation, including: playing a farewell message via in-vehicle voice prompt and opening the target door. It should also be noted that when a passenger places luggage in the vehicle's trunk before boarding, upon determining that the passenger needs to disembark immediately, the trunk is opened (i.e., the second passenger farewell operation), and the passenger is reminded via in-vehicle voice prompt to retrieve their luggage from the trunk.

[0110] In the above optional embodiments, the technical effects that can be achieved are: intelligent analysis of passenger travel information to determine the passenger's disembarkation time; when the passenger needs to get off immediately, multiple devices in the vehicle are controlled to automatically perform the passenger drop-off operation, thereby reducing the driver's operational pressure, enhancing the passenger's sense of interaction with the vehicle, improving the passenger's sense of ceremony and travel experience, and improving the level of intelligence in the passenger drop-off process.

[0111] In one optional embodiment, the vehicle intelligent welcome control method further includes:

[0112] Step S271: Under the condition that the target door is in the open state, collect the third distance between the passenger and the target door, wherein the third distance is the distance between the passenger and the target door during the process of getting off the vehicle;

[0113] Step S272: In response to the third distance satisfying the door closing condition, close the target door.

[0114] Still as Figure 3 , 5 As shown, the passenger motion analysis unit 306 collects the passenger's motion information in real time during the passenger's disembarkation process and determines whether the passenger has moved away from the target door. Specifically, it collects the third distance between the passenger and the target door and compares the third distance with the distance threshold obtained from the storage unit 302. When the third distance exceeds the distance threshold, it is determined that the passenger has safely disembarked (the target door can be closed normally). At this time, the third passenger drop-off operation is performed, including: closing the target door, turning off the in-vehicle voice system, turning off the reading light of the target seat, automatically calculating the passenger's fare based on the actual driving information provided by the navigation unit 308, and sending the fare to the passenger's user terminal.

[0115] In the above optional embodiments, the technical effects that can be achieved are: during the passenger disembarkation process, the real-time movement information of the passenger is intelligently analyzed to determine whether the passenger has disembarked safely. Once it is confirmed that the passenger has disembarked safely, multiple devices in the vehicle are controlled to automatically perform the corresponding passenger drop-off operations, thereby reducing the driver's operational pressure, improving the passenger's riding experience, and further improving the level of intelligence in the passenger drop-off process.

[0116] In this embodiment, a vehicle intelligent welcome control device is also provided. This device is used to implement the above embodiments and preferred embodiments, and details already described will not be repeated. As used below, a "module" is a combination of software and / or hardware that can perform a predetermined function. Although the device described in the following embodiments is preferably implemented in software, hardware implementation, or a combination of software and hardware, is also possible and contemplated.

[0117] Figure 6This is a structural block diagram of an optional intelligent vehicle welcome control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, such as... Figure 6 As shown, the device includes:

[0118] The data acquisition module 601 is used to collect environmental information of the vehicle and passenger riding information. The environmental information is used to determine the usage status of any seat in the vehicle and whether there are obstacles within the preset opening range of any door. The riding information is used to determine the passenger's riding needs.

[0119] Analysis module 602 is used to analyze environmental information and passenger information to obtain a first parameter and a second parameter. The first parameter is used to characterize the usage status of the passenger's target seat, and the second parameter is used to characterize whether the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately.

[0120] The control module 603 is used to control multiple devices of the vehicle to perform a welcoming operation in response to the first parameter and the second parameter satisfying the preset welcoming conditions. The preset welcoming conditions are used to indicate that the target seat is vacant and the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately.

[0121] Optionally, Figure 7 This is a structural block diagram of another optional vehicle intelligent welcome control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, such as... Figure 7 As shown, the device includes Figure 6 In addition to all the modules shown, it also includes: a determination module 604, which is used to: collect the first dwell time of passengers at each door of the vehicle before analyzing environmental information and ride information to obtain the first parameter and the second parameter; compare the first dwell time of all doors of the vehicle to obtain a comparison result; and based on the comparison result, determine the door corresponding to the longest first dwell time as the target door and determine the seat closest to the target door as the passenger's target seat.

[0122] Optionally, the analysis module 602 is further configured to: analyze the environmental information, including the position information and pressure information of any seat in the vehicle, wherein the pressure information is used to determine whether any seat is in an vacant state; analyze the environmental information and the passenger information to obtain a first parameter and a second parameter, including: matching the target pressure information from the pressure information based on the target position information corresponding to the target seat; determining the position parameter corresponding to the target position information and the pressure parameter corresponding to the target pressure information; and performing logical operations on the position parameter and the pressure parameter to obtain the first parameter.

[0123] Optionally, the analysis module 602 is further configured to: provide environmental information including obstacle information, which is used to determine whether there are obstacles within the preset door opening range of the target door; and provide passenger information including: a first distance between the passenger and the target door, and the passenger's movement speed, where the first distance is the distance between the passenger and the target door when boarding; analyze the environmental information and passenger information to obtain a first parameter and a second parameter, including: calculating the first distance and movement speed to obtain the movement time required for the passenger to reach the target door; and performing logical operations on the first distance, movement time, and obstacle information based on a first distance threshold and a first time threshold to obtain the second parameter.

[0124] Optionally, the control module 603 is further configured to: include at least the following multiple devices: in-vehicle voice system, welcome lights, reading lights for each seat, and target door; the welcoming operation includes at least: controlling the in-vehicle voice system to play a welcoming message and target location information corresponding to the target seat, opening the target door, turning on the welcome lights, and turning on the reading lights for the target seat.

[0125] Optionally, Figure 8 This is a structural block diagram of another optional vehicle intelligent welcome control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, such as... Figure 8 As shown, the device includes Figure 7 In addition to all the modules shown, it also includes: a first detection module 605: the passenger information includes the volume and quantity of luggage carried by the passenger, the second distance between the passenger and the vehicle trunk, and the second dwell time of the passenger in the vehicle trunk. The first detection module 605 is used to perform logical operations on the volume, quantity, second distance, and second dwell time based on preset volume thresholds, preset quantity thresholds, second distance thresholds, and second dwell time thresholds to obtain a third parameter, wherein the third parameter is used to characterize the passenger's need for the vehicle trunk; in response to the parameter value of the third parameter being a first value, the vehicle trunk is opened, wherein the first value is used to characterize the passenger's need to store luggage in the vehicle trunk; in response to the parameter value of the third parameter being a second value, the vehicle trunk is kept closed, wherein the second value is used to characterize the passenger's need to store luggage in the vehicle trunk.

[0126] Optionally, Figure 9 This is a structural block diagram of another optional vehicle intelligent welcome control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, such as... Figure 9 As shown, the device includes Figure 8In addition to all the modules shown, it also includes: a second detection module 606, used to acquire the real-time position of the vehicle; in response to the real-time position of the vehicle corresponding to the destination position of the passenger, it collects the current seat belt information corresponding to the target seat and the current obstacle information corresponding to the target door; in response to the current seat belt information and the current obstacle information meeting the disembarkation conditions, it controls multiple devices of the vehicle to perform passenger drop-off operations, wherein the multiple devices include at least: in-vehicle voice, welcome lights, reading lights of each seat, and the target door, and the passenger drop-off operation includes at least: controlling the in-vehicle voice to play farewell messages, opening the target door, turning off the welcome lights, and turning off the reading lights of the target seats.

[0127] Optionally, Figure 10 This is a structural block diagram of another optional vehicle intelligent welcome control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, such as... Figure 10 As shown, the device includes Figure 9 In addition to all the modules shown, it also includes: a third detection module 607, used to collect the third distance between the passenger and the target door when the target door is in the open state, wherein the third distance is the distance between the passenger and the target door during the disembarkation process; and to close the target door in response to the third distance meeting the door closing condition.

[0128] It should be noted that the above modules can be implemented by software or hardware. For the latter, they can be implemented in the following ways, but are not limited to: all the above modules are located in the same processor; or, the above modules are located in different processors in any combination.

[0129] According to another aspect of the present invention, a vehicle is also provided, including an on-board memory and an on-board processor, wherein the on-board memory stores a computer program, and the on-board processor is configured to run the computer program to execute the vehicle intelligent welcome control method described above.

[0130] Optionally, in this embodiment, the aforementioned on-board storage can be configured to store a computer program for performing the following steps:

[0131] Step S1: Collect vehicle environmental information and passenger riding information. The environmental information is used to determine the usage status of any seat in the vehicle and whether there are obstacles within the preset opening range of any door. The riding information is used to determine the passenger's riding needs.

[0132] Step S2: Analyze the environmental information and the passenger information to obtain the first parameter and the second parameter. The first parameter is used to characterize the usage status of the passenger's target seat, and the second parameter is used to characterize whether the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately.

[0133] Step S3: In response to the first parameter and the second parameter satisfying the preset welcoming conditions, control multiple devices of the vehicle to perform a welcoming operation, wherein the preset welcoming conditions are used to indicate that the target seat is vacant and the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately.

[0134] Optionally, in this embodiment, the storage medium may include, but is not limited to, various media capable of storing computer programs, such as USB flash drives, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), portable hard drives, magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0135] Optionally, in this embodiment, the on-board processor can be configured to perform the following steps via a computer program:

[0136] Step S1: Collect vehicle environmental information and passenger riding information. The environmental information is used to determine the usage status of any seat in the vehicle and whether there are obstacles within the preset opening range of any door. The riding information is used to determine the passenger's riding needs.

[0137] Step S2: Analyze the environmental information and the passenger information to obtain the first parameter and the second parameter. The first parameter is used to characterize the usage status of the passenger's target seat, and the second parameter is used to characterize whether the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately.

[0138] Step S3: In response to the first parameter and the second parameter satisfying the preset welcoming conditions, control multiple devices of the vehicle to perform a welcoming operation, wherein the preset welcoming conditions are used to indicate that the target seat is vacant and the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately.

[0139] Optionally, specific examples in this embodiment can refer to the examples described in the above embodiments and their optional implementations, which will not be repeated here.

[0140] The sequence numbers of the above embodiments of the present invention are for descriptive purposes only and do not represent the superiority or inferiority of the embodiments.

[0141] In the above embodiments of the present invention, the descriptions of each embodiment have different focuses. For parts not described in detail in a certain embodiment, please refer to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0142] In the several embodiments provided by this invention, it should be understood that the disclosed technical content can be implemented in other ways. The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative; for example, the division of units can be a logical functional division, and in actual implementation, there may be other division methods. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not executed. Furthermore, the displayed or discussed mutual coupling, direct coupling, or communication connection can be through some interfaces; the indirect coupling or communication connection of units or modules can be electrical or other forms.

[0143] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units; that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple units. Some or all of the units can be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0144] Furthermore, the functional units in the various embodiments of the present invention can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically separately, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be implemented in hardware or as a software functional unit.

[0145] If the integrated unit is implemented as a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or all or part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the various embodiments of the present invention. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as USB flash drives, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), portable hard drives, magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0146] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A control method for intelligent vehicle welcome, characterized in that, include: Collect vehicle environmental information and passenger travel information, wherein the environmental information is used to determine the usage status of any seat in the vehicle and whether there are obstacles within a preset opening range of any door, and the travel information is used to determine the passenger's travel needs. The environmental information and the vehicle information are analyzed to obtain a first parameter and a second parameter, wherein the first parameter is used to characterize the usage status of the passenger's target seat, and the second parameter is used to characterize whether the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately; In response to the first parameter and the second parameter satisfying the preset welcoming conditions, multiple devices of the vehicle are controlled to perform a welcoming operation, wherein the preset welcoming conditions are used to indicate that the target seat is vacant and the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately; Before analyzing the environmental information and the vehicle information to obtain the first parameter and the second parameter, the control method further includes: collecting the first dwell time of the passenger at each door of the vehicle; comparing the first dwell time of all doors of the vehicle to obtain a comparison result; based on the comparison result, determining the door corresponding to the longest first dwell time as the target door, and determining the seat closest to the target door as the passenger's target seat; The passenger information includes the volume and quantity of luggage carried by the passenger, a second distance between the passenger and the vehicle trunk, and a second dwell time of the passenger in the vehicle trunk. The control method further includes: performing logical operations on the volume, quantity, second distance, and second dwell time based on preset volume thresholds, preset quantity thresholds, a second distance threshold, and a second dwell time threshold to obtain a third parameter, wherein the third parameter is used to characterize the passenger's need for the vehicle trunk; opening the vehicle trunk in response to the parameter value of the third parameter being a first value, wherein the first value is used to characterize the passenger's need to store luggage in the vehicle trunk; and keeping the vehicle trunk closed in response to the parameter value of the third parameter being a second value, wherein the second value is used to characterize the passenger's need to store luggage in the vehicle trunk.

2. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The environmental information includes the position and pressure information of any seat in the vehicle. The pressure information is used to determine whether any seat is vacant. The environmental information and the passenger information are analyzed to obtain a first parameter and a second parameter, including: Based on the target position information corresponding to the target seat, target pressure information is obtained by matching the pressure information; Determine the position parameters corresponding to the target position information and the pressure parameters corresponding to the target pressure information; The first parameter is obtained by performing logical operations on the position parameter and the pressure parameter.

3. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The environmental information includes obstacle information, which is used to determine whether there are obstacles within a preset door opening range of the target vehicle door. The passenger information includes: a first distance between the passenger and the target vehicle door, and the passenger's movement speed. The first distance is the distance between the passenger and the target vehicle door when boarding. The environmental information and the passenger information are analyzed to obtain a first parameter and a second parameter, including: The time required for the passenger to reach the target door is calculated by combining the first distance and the movement speed. Based on the first distance threshold and the first time threshold, logical operations are performed on the first distance, the movement time, and the obstacle information to obtain the second parameter.

4. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The plurality of devices include at least: in-vehicle voice control, welcome lights, reading lights for each seat, and a target door. The welcoming operation includes at least: controlling the in-vehicle voice control to play a welcoming message and target location information corresponding to the target seat, opening the target door, turning on the welcome lights, and turning on the reading lights of the target seat.

5. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The control method further includes: Obtain the real-time location of the vehicle; In response to the real-time location of the vehicle matching the destination location of the passenger, the current seat belt information corresponding to the target seat and the current obstacle information corresponding to the target door are collected; In response to the current seatbelt information and the current obstacle information meeting the disembarkation conditions, the system controls multiple devices in the vehicle to perform a passenger drop-off operation. The multiple devices include at least: in-vehicle voice control, welcome lights, reading lights for each seat, and the target door. The passenger drop-off operation includes at least: controlling the in-vehicle voice control to play a farewell message, opening the target door, turning off the welcome lights, and turning off the reading lights for the target seats.

6. The control method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The control method further includes: With the target door in the open state, a third distance between the passenger and the target door is collected, wherein the third distance is the distance between the passenger and the target door during the process of getting off the vehicle; In response to the third distance satisfying the door closing condition, the target door is closed.

7. A vehicle intelligent welcome control device, characterized in that, include: The data acquisition module is used to collect environmental information of the vehicle and passenger travel information. The environmental information is used to determine the usage status of any seat in the vehicle and whether there are obstacles within a preset opening range of any door. The travel information is used to determine the passenger's travel needs. The analysis module is used to analyze the environmental information and the vehicle information to obtain a first parameter and a second parameter, wherein the first parameter is used to characterize the usage status of the passenger's target seat, and the second parameter is used to characterize whether the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately. A control module is configured to control multiple devices of the vehicle to perform a welcoming operation in response to the first parameter and the second parameter satisfying a preset welcoming condition, wherein the preset welcoming condition is used to indicate that the target seat is vacant and the passenger needs to board the vehicle immediately. Before analyzing the environmental information and the vehicle information to obtain the first parameter and the second parameter, the device is also used to collect the first dwell time of the passenger at each door of the vehicle; compare the first dwell time of all doors of the vehicle to obtain a comparison result; based on the comparison result, determine the door corresponding to the longest first dwell time as the target door, and determine the seat closest to the target door as the passenger's target seat; The passenger information includes the volume and quantity of luggage carried by the passenger, a second distance between the passenger and the vehicle trunk, and a second dwell time of the passenger in the vehicle trunk. The device is further configured to perform logical operations on the volume, quantity, second distance, and second dwell time based on preset volume thresholds, preset quantity thresholds, a second distance threshold, and a second dwell time threshold to obtain a third parameter, wherein the third parameter is used to characterize the passenger's need for the vehicle trunk; in response to the parameter value of the third parameter being a first value, the vehicle trunk is opened, wherein the first value is used to characterize the passenger's need to store luggage in the vehicle trunk; in response to the parameter value of the third parameter being a second value, the vehicle trunk is kept closed, wherein the second value is used to characterize the passenger's need to store luggage in the vehicle trunk.

8. A vehicle, characterized in that, It includes an on-board memory and an on-board processor, wherein the on-board memory stores a computer program, and the on-board processor is configured to run the computer program to execute the vehicle intelligent welcome control method of any one of claims 1 to 6.

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